Online Kansas Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Kansas Death Indexes and Cemetery Burials

Kansas, Deaths, 1811-1940 at FamilySearch; for Atchison, Cherokee, Crawford, Elk, Kingman, Labette, Miami, Montgomery, Nemaha, Osage, Shawnee, Sherman, and Wyandotte Counties; coverage varies by county

Kansas Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch; includes some cemeteries in 60 Kansas counties (of 105)
Kansas Cemetery Records, 1812-1981 (at Ancestry/requires payment) this is a database of some cemetery burials in: Southeast Kansas (Allen County and Anderson County), Cherokee County, Dickinson County (Belle Springs Brethren Cemetery), Douglas County (Big Springs Cemetery), Graham County, Gray County (Church of God in Christ Cemetery Records, Montezuma), Jackson County, McPherson City, Stafford County, and Wabaunsee County (coverage varies by place)
Kansas Gravestone Photo Project has over 120,000 entries

Kansas Historical Society Names Index includes...
- Death Notices of Members of Kansas Fraternal Orders (50,000 entries) includes the Ancient Order of United Workmen, 1879-1908; Knights of Pythias, 1877-1918; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1873-1970; Rebekah Assembly of the IOOF, 1891-1953
- Knights and Ladies of Security/Security Benefit Death Claims
- And other items

Kansas Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Allen County: City of Iola Cemetery Burials for Iola Cemetery and Highland Cemetery
Allen County: Mount Hope Cemetery Burials Humboldt, Kansas
Atchison County Online Cemetery Files
Butler County Cemeteries also has some obituaries and wills
Chase County Death and Obituary Index 1863-2005
Cherokee County Obituaries Index 1868-2007 from the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-Historical Society
Clay County Rural Cemeteries (scanned book)
- Greenwood Cemetery Burials (Clay Center, KS)
Cowley County: Riverview Cemetery Burials in Arkansas City; Excel file
Cowley County: Memorial Lawn Cemetery Records Search in Arkansas City, Kansas
Crawford County...
- Crawford County Vital Statistics Database - Birth and Death Records, 1886-1911; and Tombstone Transcriptions, 1860-1976 (large PDF files)
- Crawford County, Frontenac, Funeral Home Records, 1905-2014 from FamilySearch
- Crawford County: Pittsburg Morning Sun Obituaries Index 1975-2004
Doniphan County Cemetery Burials
Douglas County...
- Douglas County: City of Lawrence Cemetery Records Search includes Maple Grove Cemetery, Memorial Park Cemetery and Oak Hill Cemetery
- Douglas County: Lawrence City Cemetery Records, 1850-1988 at FamilySearch
- Douglas County Genealogical Society Indexes includes "Index of Deaths and Births in Daily Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872;" "Genealogical Information in Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas: Index for 1873-1881;" and other items
Edwards County Cemetery Burial Records File also has other genealogy indexes
Franklin County...
- Franklin County: Wellsville Cemetery Records (Excel files); includes Wellsville Cemetery, Rock Creek Cemetery and Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Franklin County Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery and probate indexes
- Franklin County: Obituaries in Ottawa, Kansas Newspapers 1965-2003; PDF files; from the Ottawa Library
  - Obituaries in Ottawa, Kansas Newspapers, 1965-1999
  - Obituaries in Ottawa, Kansas Newspapers, 2000-2003
Grant County Cemetery District Burials for Golden, Shockey, Ulysses and Zionville Cemeteries; some entries include a photo of the headstone
Harvey County...
- Harvey County Genealogical Database includes portraits, headstone photos, obituaries, news articles and biographical information submitted by Harvey County Genealogical Society members
- Harvey County: Bethel College Mennonite Library and Archives - Obituaries Indexes
- Harvey County: City of Newton Cemetery Burials for Greenwood and Restlawn Cemeteries
Johnson County (includes Overland Park and Olathe)...
- Johnson County Library - JoCoHistory Obituaries Index from the late 19th Century-present (many from the Kansas City Star)
- Johnson County: Obituary Indexes and Cemetery Burials
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery Burials
- Johnson County: Pleasant Valley Cemetery Burial Records in Overland Park, Kansas
- Johnson County District Court Public Records Search includes indexes for recent probate records and marriage licenses
Kansas City - see Wyandotte County below
Lawrence - see Douglas County above
Leavenworth County...
- Kansas, Leavenworth County, Cemeteries scanned book on digitized microfilm from FamilySearch; compiled by the DAR from 1942-1947; Note this book begins with image 497 on the microfilm roll. Also see index here: Kansas, Church Records, 1826-1992.
- Leavenworth County Death Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment)...
  - Leavenworth County: Leavenworth Times Obituaries Index, 1957-1964 (requires payment) also includes indexes for 1955-1956, 1965-1966 and 1979-1982
  - Leavenworth County Deaths, 1891-1911 (requires payment)
  - Leavenworth, Kansas Burial Permits, 1954-1958 and 1963-1970 (requires payment)
  - Leavenworth, Kansas Veterans Center Death Register, 1886-1903 (requires payment)
Lincoln County Death Records Index, 1886-1989
Logan County: Oakley Cemetery Burials Directory in Oakley, Kansas
Lyon County Vital Records and other Genealogy Indexes from the Flint Hills Genealogical Society; includes...
- Emporia Gazette Death Notices Index, 1892-1999
- Early Lyon County Death Records Index, 1885-1899
- Americus, Kansas Funeral Home Records, 1899-1910
- Some Cemetery Burial Indexes
- Census Mortality Schedules, 1860, 1870, 1880
Manhattan - see Riley County below
McPherson County...
- McPherson County: McPherson Public Library Genealogy Obituary Index, 1872-present
- McPherson County: McPherson City Cemetery Burials
- McPherson County Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and other items
Miami County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes 1885-1911
Neosho County: City of Chanute Cemetery Burials for Elmwood and Memorial Park Cemeteries
Norton County...
- Norton County: Lenora Cemetery Association Indexes
- Norton County Obituaries Indexes and Cemetery Burials
Olathe - see Johnson County above
Osage County...
- Osage City Library Obituaries Index
Overland Park - see Johnson County above
Phillips County: Fairview Cemetery Records (Phillipsburg, Kansas)
Rawlins County Cemeteries
Republic County: Belleville City Cemetery Burials
Rice County: Sterling Cemetery Burials (Sterling, KS)
Riley County...
- Riley County: Grave and Lot Locator for Sunrise and Sunset Cemeteries in Manhattan, Kansas; requires Flash
- Riley County, Sunset Cemetery, Burial Index Cards, 1856-1998 at FamilySearch
- Riley County Cemeteries from the Riley County Genealogical Society
Rooks County: Obituary Index for the Plainville Times, 1888-present Plainville, Kansas
Rush County Obituaries Index, late 1800s to present from the Barnard Library
Russell County, Kansas, Vitals and Newspaper Records, 1800-1937 (at Ancestry/requires payment) "...contains index cards with birth, marriage, death, and other information extracted from the Russell County Record and other area newspapers."
Saline County...
- Saline County: Gypsum Cemetery Burials in Salina, Kansas
- Saline County: Smoky Valley Genealogical Society Indexes includes cemetery burials, census mortality schedules and more
Sedgwick County and Wichita...
- Sedgwick County: Wichita Eagle and Beacon Obituaries Indexes, 1955-2019
  - Sedgwick County: Wichita Eagle and Beacon Obituaries Index, 1955-2012, and Other Genealogy Indexes also has a Wichita death index, 1887-1910
- Sedgwick County: Wichita Death Certificate Index, 1887-1910 contains more information than the index listed above; from the Wichita Genealogical Society; also has a Coroner Records Index, c.1890-c.1938
- Sedgwick County Cemeteries some with burial indexes
- Sedgwick County: City of Wichita Cemeteries - Burials incudes Highland Cemetery and Jamesburg Park Cemetery
- Sedgwick County: Calvary Catholic Cemetery Burials (Wichita) scanned book from FamilySearch
- Sedgwick County Guide for Finding Some Death-related Indexes includes indexes for coroner's records, purchase orders for cemetery monuments (tombstones), and probate records, 1870 to Nov. 1917. The probate records can be accessed online from FamilySearch at: Probate Case Files, 1870-1917 (digitized microfilm)
- Sedgwick County: Tihen Notes: Wichita Newspaper Notes, 1872-1982 includes some death notices and other items
Shawnee County and Topeka...
- Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Obituaries Index 1906-present
- Shawnee County Clerk: Births and Deaths from 1894-1911
- Topeka Genealogical Society Surname Search indexes some cemetery burials, marriages, and other items; obtaining more details requires a paid membership in the Topeka Genealogical Society
- Shawnee County: Rossville Community Library Genealogy includes a database with obituaries and other items, plus burial lists for 5 cemeteries
- Shawnee County: Mount Auburn Cemetery Burials (Topeka, Kansas) zipped Excel file
- Shawnee County: Historic Topeka Cemetery Burials Search
- Shawnee County: Interactive Map of West Lawn Memorial Garden Cemetery (Topeka) includes burials search
- Shawnee County: Security Benefit Association Cemetery Plat, Topeka, Kansas The cemetery plots on the map show the name of the deceased and the year of death.
- Shawnee County: Topeka State Hospital Cemetery Burials
Sheridan County Cemeteries
Washington County: City of Washington Cemetery Burials
Wichita - see Sedgwick County above
Wilson County...
- Wilson County: W.A. Rankin Memorial Library Obituary Index, 1880s-2009 Neodesha, Kansas; PDF
- Wilson County: Neodesha Cemetery and Neodesha Catholic Cemetery Burials
Woodson County Death Index 1853-1926
Wyandotte County Cemeteries and Obituaries includes PDF files that index 12 cemeteries, and indexes obituaries to 1993; also has a marriage index for 1859-1921

Also... Kansas Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more
Online Kansas Naturalization Records Indexes

Ordering Kansas Vital Records

Order Kansas Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Certificates by Mail - Kansas Department of Health and Environment (fees and restrictions apply)

Online Kansas Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials & Death Indexes